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10:30 AM ET, October 8, 2012

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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Romney Narrows Vote Gap After Historic Debate Win  —  By record-high margin, debate watchers say Romney did better  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Registered voters' preferences for president are evenly split in the first three days of Gallup tracking since last Wednesday's presidential debate.
Buzz Bissinger / The Daily Beast:
Why I'm Voting for Mitt Romney  —  After the president's debate performance in Denver, this lifelong Democrat has made a difficult decision: he's given up on Barack Obama.  Even if his own wife doesn't approve.  —  When I told my wife Lisa that I was writing a column supporting Mitt Romney for president …
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Obama And Romney Reverse Roles  —  Romney goes for inspiration, while the president is talking about a tax cut.  Obama struggles for a clear message.  —  Image by Shannon Stapleton / Reuters  —  APOPKA, Fla. — Wednesday's debate was more than a momentary setback for President Barack Obama …
Discussion: Riehl World News
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama leads by 3 in Virginia
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Politico
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details  —  WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney is intensifying his efforts to draw a sharp contrast with President Obama on national security in the presidential campaign's closing stages, portraying Mr. Obama as having mishandled the tumult in the Arab world …
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CNN:
Romney to deliver foreign policy speech
Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Romney Advisers: Romney Will Return To Foreign Policy Of Truman And Reagan
Discussion: The Mahablog
Danielle Pletka / New York Times:
Romney's Missing Foreign Policy
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wins another 6-year term, electoral council says  —  Oct. 3, 2012: Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, front, gestures during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela.AP  —  CARACAS, VENEZUELA - President Hugo Chavez won re-election Sunday …
Discussion: Fox News Insider
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Associated Press:
CHAVEZ WINS 6 MORE YEARS IN TIGHTEST RACE YET
BBC:
Chavez hails Venezuela poll win
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Newsy
Juan Forero / Washington Post:   Venezuelans flood polls for historic election to decide if Hugo Chavez remains in power
William Neuman / New York Times:
Chávez Wins New Term in Venezuela, Holding Off Surge by Opposition
Discussion: MarketBeat and JOSHUAPUNDIT
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama makes fun of his debate performance  —  LOS ANGELES - Now even President Obama is making fun of his Denver debate performance.  —  Speaking to a concert crowd at the Nokia Theater here, Obama said the musical acts that performed for his campaign - the likes of Katy Perry, Earth …
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CBS News:
“Face the Nation” transcripts, October 7, 2012: David Axelrod
Discussion: Riehl World News and Althouse
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Oct. 7: National Polls Show Signs of Settling  —  Mitt Romney remains in a considerably stronger polling position than he was before last Wednesday's debate in Denver.  But the polls released on Sunday did not tell quite as optimistic a story for him as those in the debate's immediate aftermath.
New York Times:
With Biden Up Next to Debate, Obama's Aides Plot Comeback  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's campaign is working feverishly to restore its momentum after a lackluster debate performance last week, an effort that began with a conference call 10 minutes before the debate even ended and led …
James Hohmann / Politico:
Battleground Tracking Poll: Dems less enthusiastic  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — President Barack Obama has a worsening enthusiasm problem.  —  A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll of likely voters shows ahead of Mitt Romney 49 percent to 48 percent nationally …
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Security Team Commander Says Ambassador Stevens Wanted His Team to Stay in Libya Past August  —  U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens wanted a Security Support Team, made up of 16 special operations soldiers, to stay with him in Libya after their deployment was scheduled to end in August …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report: Official says Amb. Stevens wanted special forces to remain in Libya
Discussion: CBS News and The PJ Tatler
Washington Post:
Romney, in Florida, says Obama team making ‘excuses’ after debate  —  Port St. Lucie, Fla. — Mitt Romney painted a dark vision of a second Obama term on Sunday, telling more than 10,000 supporters at a rally here that the president would raise taxes on the middle class, weaken the military and explode the deficit if reelected.
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Elisabeth Meinecke / Townhall.com:
Champion of the Middle Class Set to Chill With Hollywood, Hold 25K per Person Fundraiser
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Truth About Jobs  —  If anyone had doubts about the madness that has spread through a large part of the American political spectrum, the reaction to Friday's better-than expected report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics should have settled the issue.  For the immediate response of many on the right …
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
MULTIPLE TWITTER USERS THREATEN TO ASSASSINATE MITT ROMNEY: ‘SHOOT HIM DEAD’  —  Editor's note: This story contains graphic language and will be offensive to some readers.  —  The race to the White House can be ugly and cruel, an inconvenient truth that rears its ugly head in U.S. politics every four years.
Discussion: Riehl World News
Kasey Stoddart / CBS Detroit:
Enter At Your Own Risk: Police Union Says ‘War-Like’ Detroit Is Unsafe For Visitors  —  DETROIT (WWJ) - The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it.  —  Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) …
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Dubious donations: Peter Schweizer speaks  —  We've been following the story of the Obama campaign's slipshod fundraising methods since 2008.  I took a whack at explaining what we had learned as of October 27, 2008 in the New York Post column “Dubious donations.”
 
 
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